Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits

Table 25. Short-term disability plans: Duration of benefits, State and local government workers, NationalCompensation Survey, March 2012

(All workers with short-term disability coverage = 100 percent)

Characteristics

Fixedduration

Number of weeks1

Durationvaries

10thpercentile

25thpercentile

50thpercentile(median)

75thpercentile

90thpercentile

All workers

83

13

22

26

26

52

17

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

82

–

22

26

–

52

18

Professional and related

80

–

22

26

–

52

20

Teachers

77

–

22

26

52

52

23

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

76

–

22

26

52

52

24

Service

86

–

24

26

26

52

14

Protective service

88

–

25

26

26

52

12

Sales and office

81

–

22

26

26

52

19

Office and administrative support

80

–

21

26

26

–

20

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

89

13

22

26

26

52

11

Production, transportation, and material moving

78

–

22

26

–

52

22

Full time

83

13

22

26

26

52

17

Part time

80

20

26

26

26

–

20

Union

78

–

24

26

26

52

22

Nonunion

89

13

21

26

–

52

11

Average wage within the following categories:2

Lowest 25 percent

83

–

21

26

–

52

17

Second 25 percent

89

–

24

26

26

52

11

Third 25 percent

83

–

24

26

–

52

17

Highest 25 percent

79

–

22

26

26

52

21

Highest 10 percent

69

20

25

26

26

52

31

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

83

13

22

26

26

52

17

Education and health services

80

–

22

26

–

52

20

Educational services

77

20

22

26

–

52

23

Elementary and secondary schools

73

–

22

26

52

52

27

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

89

25

26

26

26

52

11

Healthcare and social assistance

93

13

20

26

26

–

7

Public administration

88

–

24

26

26

52

12

100 workers or more

82

–

22

26

26

52

18

100 to 499 workers

86

12

20

26

26

52

14

500 workers or more

81

–

24

26

26

52

19

State government

94

–

25

26

26

52

6

Local government

79

13

22

26

26

52

21

Geographic areas

Middle Atlantic

79

26

26

26

26

26

21

East North Central

56

–

20

26

52

52

44

West North Central

88

13

–

24

26

–

12

South Atlantic

95

22

22

–

52

52

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1The 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles designate position withineach published series. For example, at the 50th percentile or median, half ofthe participating workers receive the same as or more than the benefit shown,and half receive the same as or less than the benefit shown. At the 25thpercentile, one-fourth of the participating workers re
ceive the same or lessthan the benefit shown. The remaining percentiles follow the same logic.

NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals.Dash indicates no workers in this category or data did not meet publicationcriteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, seethe "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" atwww.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20112012.htm.

2The categories are based on the average wage for each occupationsurveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below thethreshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the"National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States,2010." See Technical Note for more details.